YODEL (yodelled, yodelling)
Dictionary entry overview: What does yodel mean?
• YODEL (noun)
The noun YODEL has 1 sense:
1. a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
Familiarity information: YODEL used as a noun is very rare.
• YODEL (verb)
The verb YODEL has 1 sense:
1. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
Familiarity information: YODEL used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• YODEL (noun)
Meaning:
A songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("yodel" is a kind of...):
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
• YODEL (verb)
Meaning:
Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
yodel; descant; warble
Context example:
The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains
Hypernyms (to "yodel" is one way to...):
sing (produce tones with the voice)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
The birds yodel in the woods
